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US20040039396A1
US20040039396A1 US10/357,493 US35749303A US2004039396A1 US 20040039396 A1 US20040039396 A1 US 20040039396A1 US 35749303 A US35749303 A US 35749303A US 2004039396 A1 US2004039396 A1 US 2004039396A1
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Benoit Pelletier
Alain Richard
Jean-Guillaume Abiven
Patrick Garceau
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  • the present invention relates generally to a surgical tool for use in knee surgery, and particularly to a multiple degree-of-freedom positioning block for use with a computer assisted surgery (CAS) system. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a CAS five degree-of-freedom positioning reference block for use in total knee replacement surgery.
  • CAS computer assisted surgery
  • Known camera based CAS system employ passive and active trackable elements affixed to objects, such as surgical tools and patient bone references, in order to permit the determination of position and orientation of the objects in three-dimensional space.
  • Preoperatively taken images or computer generated models created from preoperative patient scans are used to provide accurate patient anatomical information to which the real-time position of the same anatomical elements can be registered or calibrated, thereby permitting subsequent tracking of the anatomical elements and display of these elements relative to the surgical tools used during the surgery.
  • Total knee replacement surgery requires several precise cuts to be made in the femur and tibia, such that the implant fits correctly and best replicates the geometry of a natural healthy knee.
  • a guide block which provides a drill and/or cutting guide to assist the surgeon to perform the steps required to prepare the femur and tibia for receiving the implant.
  • the typical method steps used to prepare the femur for a knee replacement implant generally include: fastening a guide block on the femur, generally located by an intramedullary pin or screw inserted into the distal end of the femur and locating the guide block in the desired position; aligning a distal cutting guide, whether being integral with the guide block or a separate element fastenable thereto, in a predetermined location relative to the guide block reference position and inserting locating pins through the distal cutting guide and into the femoral condyles to fasten the cutting guide in place on the anterior surface of the distal end of the femur; removing the distally mounted guide block, leaving the distal cutting guide pinned to the anterior surface of the femur; making the distal cut to resect the predetermined amount of bone from the distal end of the condyles; positioning the guide block freely on the newly cut distal surface of the femur and ensuring that the resection level
  • the steps required to prepare the tibia are less involved. Generally, they include: aligning the mechanical axis of the tibia; obtaining proper rotational alignment of the guide block, and fastening it in place to the anterior surface of the proximal end of the tibia; adjusting the guide block to ensure the desired posterior slope and level of tibial resection are provided; inserting location pins using the guide block; removing the guide block and replacing it with a tibial resection cutting guide that is retained in place with the location pins; and resecting the chosen amount of tibial bone.
  • a method of installing a surgical positioning block on a bone element comprising: fastening the positioning block to the bone element; determining a desired position of the reference surface of the positioning block relative to the bone element; adjusting at least one of the position and orientation of the positioning block, until the reference surface is in the desired position; and using the reference surface in the desired position as a reference for locating the cutting tool in a predetermined location on the bone element, such that a cut can be made in the bone element at the predetermined location.
  • a positioning block for use in total knee replacement surgery, permitting five degrees-of-freedom movement relative to a bone element to which it is fixed, the positioning block comprising: a rotational mounting element being removably engageable to the bone element such that the mounting element is selectively rotatable relative to the bone element, about three substantially perpendicular axes of rotation; and a positioning body portion being engaged with the mounting element such that it is translatable relative thereto along a proximal-distal axis and an anterior-posterior axis, while being rotationally fixed relative to the mounting element such that the positioning body portion and the mounting element rotate together relative to the bone element.
  • a computer assisted total knee replacement surgery system comprising: a positioning block being fastenable to a bone element; means for determining the position and orientation of the positioning block relative to the bone element; the positioning block having a reference surface and being operatively engageable with a cutting tool; means for identifying a desired position of the positioning block relative to the bone element, such that the reference surface is located in a position relative to the bone element whereby the cutting tool, disposed in a known position relative to the reference surface, is located in a selected position relative to the bone element, such that a cut can be made in the bone element at the selected position; and a display capable of indicating when the desired location of the positioning block is reached.
  • a surgical positioning block permitting at least two independently adjustable degrees-of-freedom relative to a bone element to which it is engaged, the positioning block comprising: a positioning body being operatively engageable with a cutting tool and including a reference surface, the positioning body being engageable to the bone element such that independent movement in at least two degrees-of-freedom relative thereto is selectively possible for adjustment purposes; and the positioning body comprising at least two independent adjustment mechanisms, each adjustment mechanism being adjustable in isolation for respectively displacing the positioning block in one of said at least two degrees-of-freedom, such that the reference surface can be located in a desired position and used as a reference to position the cutting tool in a predetermined location for making a cut in the bone element.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a trackable CAS universal positioning reference block according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the universal positioning reference block of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of a polyaxial mounting screw element used to fasten the universal positioning reference block of FIG. 2 to a bone element.
  • FIG. 4 a is a side elevation view of the universal positioning reference block of the present invention mounted to a femur.
  • FIG. 4 b is a side elevation view of the universal positioning reference block of the present invention mounted to a femur and the positioning body proximally displaced such that it abuts the femur.
  • FIG. 5 a is a perspective view of the CAS universal positioning block of the present invention assembled with a distal drill/cutting guide block.
  • FIG. 5 b is a perspective view of the CAS universal positioning block of the present invention assembled with an alternate cutting guide block.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the universal positioning block of FIG. 2 with a calibration instrument engaged thereto.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a trackable CAS universal positioning block according to the present invention for use in total knee replacement surgery.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken through line 8 - 8 of FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a tibial polyaxial screw drill guide for use with the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 a is a side elevation view of the universal positioning block of FIG. 7, used in conjunction with tibial posterior slope matching alignment pins.
  • FIG. 10 b is a side elevation view of the universal positioning block of FIG. 7, used in conjunction with a tibial positioning stylus.
  • FIG. 11 a is a front elevation view of the polyaxial screw alternately mounted in the tibia.
  • FIG. 11 b is a side elevation view of the universal positioning block of FIG. 7, alternately mounted on the polyaxial screw of FIG. 11 a.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic flow chart of the method used to install the universal positioning block of the present invention to a bone element.
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an automatic calibrator adaptor for use with the universal positioning block of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the automatic calibrator adaptor of FIG. 13 assembled with the universal positioning block and the calibration instrument of FIG. 6.
  • the universal positioning block comprises a guide body or cutting tool guide element that is operatively engageable with a cutting tool, whether directly by providing a cutting guide surface on the cutting tool guide element itself or by being engageable with a separate cutting guide block which is used to guide the cutting tool.
  • such a cutting tool as defined herein includes all instruments which can remove bone from a bone element, such as drills and saws for example, and that such a cutting tool guide element or surface thereon is similarly adapted for guiding any instrument which can remove bone from a bone element such as a drill bit or a saw blade.
  • the universal positioning block is trackable by a computer assisted surgical (CAS) system which provides means for determining the position, orientation and movement of the universal positioning block in three dimensional space, and permits the positioning block to be visualized relative to the patient anatomy.
  • the CAS system further provides means for determining a desired position of the universal positioning block relative to a bone element, whether from a real patient, a cadaver or a model.
  • the CAS system further provides means for indicating where to fasten the universal positioning block on such a bone element such that it can be adjusted into the desired position.
  • the present universal positioning block can equivalently be used in conventional, or non-computer assisted, surgical applications. Additionally, the present universal positioning block can be used with both CT-based and CT-less CAS systems.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 10 comprises generally a cutting tool guide element or guide body member 12 , a mounting member 14 and a tracker member 16 .
  • the tracker member 16 comprises at least three detectable elements 17 , engaged to the trackable member via mounting posts 15 .
  • the detectable elements 17 are preferably spherical passive markers locatable by a camera-based, optical tracking CAS system.
  • the main guide body 12 comprises a large central aperture 18 for receiving the mounting member 14 therein.
  • the guide body 12 comprises cutting guide surfaces, such as the two drill guide holes 36 , which extend through the guide body 12 .
  • the guide body 12 also includes means for engagement to a cutting guide, comprising, for example, a pair of mounting points 38 having peg holes 40 are disposed on the top of the guide body, permitting engagement with another drill/cutting guide block for example.
  • the mounting member 14 comprises a translation mechanism including a fastener receiving mount element 24 , which slides within the central guide slot 22 disposed within the mounting member body 20 .
  • the fastener mount element 24 comprises a semi-spherically shaped bowl 26 which has a through hole at the bottom thereof.
  • the fastener mount element 24 is displaced relative to the mounting member body 20 by an endless screw 28 , engaged to the fastener mount element and extending through an inside-threaded hole 32 in the mounting member body 20 .
  • the translation screw 28 is actuated by a screw head 30 , such that rotation of the screw head 30 causes the fastener mount element 24 to be translated within the central guide slot 22 .
  • the translation, or elevation, screw 28 thereby enables the entire positioning block to be raised or lowered along an anterior-posterior axis when engaged to a distal end of a femur.
  • the entire mounting member 14 additionally slides within the central aperture 18 of the guide body 12 , generally permitting the guide body to be displaced along a proximal-distal axis when the positioning block is engaged to a distal end of a femur.
  • a friction locking screw 34 extends through the side of the guide body and engages the mounting member 14 , such that it can be retained in a selected position relative to the guide body 12 .
  • the universal positioning block 10 is shown assembled in FIG. 2, however with the trackable member 16 alternately mounted, via the tracker stem 19 pivotable about pivot 21 , on the opposite side of the guide body 12 .
  • a locking screw 23 is preferably used to fix the trackable member 16 in place on the selected side of the universal positioning block 10 .
  • the trackable member can be fixed in position on the guide body, or removably engaged to either side of the guide body of the positioning block, such that the best visual contact between the detectable elements and the cameras of the CAS system is ensured. For example, if the trackable member is removably engageable, it can be switched sides of the guide body depending on which knee is being operated on, thereby reducing the need to displace the cameras or other equipment of the image guided surgery system.
  • a removably lockable quick release can alternately be used in place of the fixed pivot 21 and the locking screw fastener 23 , to retain the stem 19 in place within the guide body 12 , such that no movement of the trackable member 16 relative to the guide body is permitted, while nevertheless permitting removal to the stem from the guide body when required.
  • the guide body 12 also preferably comprises a socket disposed in an underside edge and a releasable retention member 42 .
  • the socket is adapted to receive an automatic calibration instrument 44 , comprising another set of detectable elements thereon.
  • the calibration instrument 44 which is permanently calibrated, permits calibration of the tracked positioning block, such that by securely engaging it with the tracked positioning block the position and orientation in space of the detectable elements 17 of the trackable member 16 are determined relative to similar detectable elements of the removable calibration instrument 44 , which are themselves in a known position in space.
  • the position and orientation of the positioning block 10 can therefore be calibrated, such that the image guided surgical system can accurately track it in three dimensional space.
  • the automatic calibration instrument 44 preferably snaps into engagement with the guide body 12 of the positioning guide block.
  • An alignment pin 46 located on the calibration instrument fits into a corresponding notch 49 in the guide body, to ensure that the calibration instrument 44 is correctly oriented relative to the positioning guide block.
  • the biased retention member 42 on the positioning block engages the calibration instrument 44 via the alignment pin 46 , thereby securely retaining the calibration instrument within the mating socket of the guide block while the calibration procedure is performed.
  • the lever portion of the releasable retention member 42 is actuated, thereby releasing the portion of the retention member in contact with the alignment pin 46 of the calibration instrument and permitting the calibration instrument 44 to be disconnected from the positioning block.
  • Alternate retention members can equivalently be used. For example, as seen in FIG.
  • a friction screw retention member 48 is similarly used to selectively retain the calibration instrument connected with the positioning block. Additionally, no retention member may be required if the calibration instrument can be engaged with the positioning block in such a way that it is precisely located and cannot be easily displaced while the calibration process is being performed.
  • the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 comprises a generally cylindrical body 67 within which the calibration instrument 44 can be inserted via opening 69 at a first end thereof.
  • Several grooves 71 are provided to receive the alignment pin 46 of the calibration instrument 44 therein.
  • Integrally formed at a second of the body 67 is a positing block engaging member 73 , sized to fit within the central slot 22 , 122 disposed within the mounting member body 20 , 120 of the positioning block 10 , 110 .
  • the positioning block engaging member 73 of the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 can thus be inserted with the central slot 22 , 122 and can be clamped therein by tightening the screw 28 , 128 to displace the fastening receiving mount element 24 , 124 until it clamps the positioning block engaging member 73 of the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 between the fastening receiving mount element 24 , 124 and the base of the mounting member body 20 , 120 .
  • the flange 75 of the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 preferably abuts a surface of the guide body 12 , 112 .
  • the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 further comprises a screw head 77 which rotates screw body 79 within the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 , and is used to fasten the calibration instrument 44 within the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 by threaded mating engagement with an internally threaded socket in the calibration instrument 44 .
  • the automatic calibrator adaptor 65 therefore permits the universal positioning block 10 , 110 and the calibration instrument 44 together in a locked position, such that the universal positioning block 10 , 110 can be easily calibration when the three elements are fastened together and shown to the cameras of the computer assisted surgery system.
  • the relative position of the detectable elements 17 of the universal positioning block 10 , 110 to those of the calibration instrument 44 can be computed by the CAS system.
  • a polyaxial mounting screw 25 is used to mount the universal positioning block 10 to the bone.
  • the polyaxial screw 25 comprises generally a main screw body 29 having threads on the outside, a shoulder portion 27 , and a spherical screw head 31 having a plurality of integrally formed individual petal elements 33 .
  • a central conical screw 35 is inserted through the center of the screw head, and when engaged therein, forces the petal elements 33 outwards, thereby causing them to press against the semispherical surface 26 of the fastener mount element 24 . This consequently immobilizes the fastener mount element 24 in position on the spherical polyaxial screw head 31 , fixing it in position thereon.
  • the petal elements 33 are slightly elastically deflectable and the polyaxial screw head 31 is sized such that the petal elements are forced slightly radially inward when the fastener mounting element is pressed down overtop, and engaged to the screw head. This ensure that once snapped in place, the fastener mount element 24 , and subsequently the entire positioning block assembly, can freely rotate about the polyaxial screw head in three rotational degrees of freedom. Once the positioning block is aligned in the desired position, the conical screw 35 at the center of the polyaxial screw head 31 can be tightened, thereby rotationally fixing the guide block assembly in place on the polyaxial mounting screw 25 .
  • polyaxial screw comprises preferably a screw having a substantially spherical head.
  • the spherical head permits a ball and socket type joint to be created, when an element with a receiving socket is engaged with the ball head of the polyaxial screw.
  • the spherical head preferably, but not necessarily, includes the individual petal elements that are displaceable by the central conical screw in order to provide a locking mechanism. Other mechanism to lock the member with the receiving socket in a selected position on the head of the screw are equivalently possible.
  • the first step 201 comprises fastening the positioning block 10 to the bone element. As shown in FIG. 4 a , this is preferably done using the polyaxial screw 25 , which is first aligned with the entrance point of the mechanical axis at the distal end of the femur and introduced therein until its shoulder 27 touches the bone.
  • the fastener mount element 24 of the universal positioning block 10 is snapped onto the head 31 of the polyaxial screw.
  • the step 203 of determining a desired position of the positioning block 10 , or a portion thereof such as a reference surface 45 on the guide body 12 is done by either by the CAS system itself, by the surgeon using the CAS system as a guide or independently by the surgeon, in order to determine what final position the positioning block 10 should be moved into in such that a drilled hole or a sawn cut can be made in the bone element at a predetermined location that is required for the installation of an implant.
  • Step 205 comprises adjusting the position and orientation of the positioning block 10 until it, or a portion thereof such as the reference surface 45 of the guide body 12 , is located in the desired position that was previously determined in step 203 .
  • Step 205 can also include proximally displacing the positioning block 10 in the direction 43 such that the proximal surface 45 is translated from a position shown in FIG. 4 a to a position shown in FIG. 4 b , abutting the femur 39 .
  • the positioning block 10 requires a reference point with respect to the bone such that the location of the distal cutting guide, which will be fixed to the positioning guide block, will correctly correspond to the amount of bone which must be resected by the distal cut.
  • the proximal-distal translation of the guide block body 12 relative to the mounting member 14 greatly simplifies the referencing of the guide block with the femur.
  • the tracked guide body portion 12 remains rotationally fixed relative to the mounting member but can translate in the proximal-distal direction 43 .
  • the conical screw 33 as seen in FIG. 3, when tightened, fixes the positioning block 10 in place on the head 31 of the polyaxial screw 25 , thereby fixing the reference surface 45 in the chosen desired position.
  • the distal end of the femur which is accurately located by the tracked guide body 20 that is located by the CAS system, can then be used as a reference plane, from which the resection depth can be easily measured.
  • the amount of bone resected often varies as a function of the type of implant line being used, and the specific structure of the patient anatomy.
  • Step 205 of FIG. 12 also comprises translation of the entire positioning block assembly 10 relative to the polyaxial screw 25 , and therefore relative to the femur, in the anterior-posterior direction 47 .
  • the mounting member body 20 shown in FIG. 2, and consequently the entire guide block body 12 are displaced relative to the fastener mount element 24 that is fixed to the polyaxial screw head 31 .
  • the positioning block can therefore be adjusted in five degrees of freedom, namely rotation about three rotational axes and translation along two perpendicular axes, namely in directions 43 and 47 .
  • step 207 is performed, which comprises using the positioning block 10 , and more particularly the reference surface 45 , to locate a cutting tool, such as a drill or a saw, in a predetermined location, a known distance away from the reference surface 45 , in order to make a hole or cut in the bone element at the predetermined location, as required by the implant being installed.
  • a cutting tool such as a drill or a saw
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 of FIGS. 7 and 8, is similar to the guide block assembly 10 , however comprises several additional features.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 comprises generally a guide body 112 , a mounting member 114 and a tracker member 116 .
  • the tracker member 116 is preferably engaged with the guide body 112 via a mounting stem 119 and comprises at least three mounting posts 115 thereon for retaining trackable elements which are locatable by the CAS system.
  • the mounting member 114 can translate relative to the guide body 112 within a central aperture 118 .
  • the mounting member 114 is captive within the central aperture 118 , being retained therein by the closed end of the aperture 118 at one end and by retention pins (not shown), which prevent the complete removal of the mounting member 114 at the opposing end of the slot comprising the central aperture 118 .
  • a locking screw 134 extends through the guide body 112 for frictional engagement with a surface of the mounting member 114 , for fixing the mounting member 114 in place such that relative movement between the mounting member 114 and the guide body 112 is substantially prevented. All individual parts of the universal positioning block assembly 110 are preferably retained captive with the block guide body 112 . This eliminates the possibility of any small pieces becoming detached during surgery or being lost should a small part be dropped, for example.
  • Drill guide holes 136 extend transversely through the guide body 112 , and a pair of peg holes 140 are disposed on an upper surface of the guide body 112 , permitting engagement with another drill/cutting guide block for example.
  • the mounting member 114 comprises an independent adjustment mechanism including a fastener receiving mount element 124 , which slides within a central slot 122 disposed within the mounting member body 120 , and is translated therein by adjustment screw 128 which is manually actuated via screw head 130 .
  • the fastener receiving mount element 124 comprises an aperture 126 for engaging the substantially spherical head of the polyaxial screw 25 .
  • the aperture 126 preferably includes opposed concave recessed portions, comprising a first substantially frusto-conical portion and a subsequent enlarged region capable of receiving the head of the polyaxial screw 25 therein.
  • the guide body 112 can then be translated relative to the fastener receiving mount element 124 within the central aperture 118 .
  • the guide body 112 is displaced along a proximal-distal axis when the positioning block assembly 110 is engaged to a distal end of a femur.
  • Friction locking screw 134 extends through the side of the guide body 112 and engages the mounting member 114 , such that it can be retained in a selected position relative to the guide body 112 .
  • the fastener mount element 124 is displaced relative to the mounting member body 120 by endless screw 128 , engaged to the fastener mount element 124 and extending through the mounting member body 120 .
  • the translation screw 128 is actuated by a screw head 130 , such that rotation of the screw head 130 causes the fastener mount element 124 to be translated within the guide slot 122 .
  • the translation, or elevation, screw 128 thereby enables the entire positioning block guide body 112 to be raised or lowered along an anterior-posterior axis when engaged to a distal end of a femur.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 further comprises at least two independent adjustment mechanisms that are adjustable in substantial isolation for adjustably displacing the cutting tool guide element or guide body 112 in one of at least two degrees-of-freedom.
  • the independent adjustment mechanisms preferably include two adjustment screws 171 , adapted for adjustment of the Varus-Valgus angle.
  • the Varus-Valgus adjustment screws 171 best seen in FIG. 8, have outer threads 181 for threaded engagement with holes 179 in the guide body 112 and include substantially flat end faces 183 for pressed contact with the bone surface, such as the distal ends of the femoral condyles for example.
  • Varus-Valgus adjustment screws therefore permit fine tuned angular adjustment of the universal positioning block assembly 110 relative to the bone element about a substantially vertical axis, when the universal positioning block assembly 110 is fastened to the distal end of the femur for example. This permits more accurate location of the universal positioning block assembly 110 , in comparison with manual adjustment of the assembly until the correct Varus-Vargus angle is achieved.
  • These adjustment screws therefore permit the universal positioning block assembly 110 to be accurately adjusted on the polyaxial screw in a single rotational degree of freedom, as guided by the CAS system. This helps simplify the multiple-degree of freedom adjustment required to position the universal positioning block assembly 110 in the desired final position.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 also comprises a posterior condyle palpator 163 , which can be used to better centrally locate the universal positioning block assembly 110 when engaged to the polyaxial screw 25 fastened to the distal end of the femur.
  • the posterior condyle palpator 163 is generally L-shaped, being engageable to the positioning block guide body 112 via mounting pins which engage corresponding holes within the outer face of the positioning block guide body 112 , and having leg portions 165 extending generally away from the positioning block guide body 112 , in a proximal direction when the universal positioning block assembly 110 is engaged to a distal end of a femur.
  • the extending leg portions 165 include generally flat palpating regions 169 for abutting the posterior surfaces of the femoral condyles.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 can be consistently mounted on the femur such that it is substantially vertically positioned.
  • the polyaxial screw 25 is vertically located at about one third of the anterior-posterior distance from the anterior surface of the distal end of the femur, meaning the universal positioning block assembly 110 will be ideally vertically located more anteriorly than posteriorly on distal end of the femur.
  • the exact location will depend largely on the particular anatomy of each patient, which can greatly vary. This will increase the likelihood that the anterior-posterior adjustment range permitted by the translation screw 128 will be sufficient.
  • both the posterior condyle palpator 163 and the Varus-Valgus adjustment screws 171 help permit the controlled and precise adjustment of one rotational degree of freedom. This greatly simplifies the adjustment of the position and orientation of the universal positioning block assembly 110 in space.
  • each of the rotational and translational degrees of freedom can be individually adjusted into a predetermined position or orientation, to achieve the desired final position and orientation of the universal positioning block assembly 110 relative to the bone element.
  • the user can identify to the CAS system what the desired final position and orientation of the universal positioning block assembly 110 relative to the bone element should be, and the CAS system can subsequently prompt the user to vary each of the degrees of freedom independently as required.
  • the five degree of freedom adjustment that is possible by the positioning block assembly 10 , 110 permits it to be universally used in total knee replacement surgery, regardless of the type of implant line being used and of the surgical steps to be performed. It can be used, for example, in conjunction with a cutting guide to create the distal cut required for femoral implant preparation.
  • FIG. 5 a shows the universal positioning block 10 having a distal pin drill guide assembly 50 mounted thereto, which is more fully described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/405,353, filed Aug. 23, 2002, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the distal pin drill guide assembly 50 generally comprises an anterior guiding platform 54 and a displaceable drill guide block 52 .
  • the anterior guiding platform 54 includes locating pegs which mate with the peg holes 40 in the two mounting points 38 of the positioning guide body 12 , and a proximally extending elongated tongue portion 80 on which the grill guide block can slide.
  • the drill guide block 52 is preferably sized such that when fully abutted against the anterior guiding platform 54 , the location of the pin drill holes 86 correspond to the location required for the locating pins which are inserted into the femur to secure the distal cutting guide block in the precise position such that the required amount of bone is resected by the distal cut.
  • the drill guide block 52 can be proximally displace along the anterior guiding platform 54 , and selectively fixed in position thereon.
  • the CAS system can indicate to the surgeon exactly how far along the anterior guiding platform 54 the drill guide block 52 is to be displaced, such that the distal cutting guide pin holes 86 can be used to create drilled holes in the bone at the necessary position.
  • the CAS system can indicate this graphically, or indicate numerically how many notches or graduations the drill guide block 52 is to be translated along the elongated tongue portion 80 of the guiding platform 54 .
  • the system can also simply indicate at which final demarcation the drill guide block 52 is to be located, thus avoiding the surgeon having to count the number of graduation or notches that the drill guide must be moved by.
  • a conventional femoral distal cutting guide block 59 can be engaged directly to the universal positioning block 10 , via an alternate tool guide guiding platform 55 , which similarly mates with the positioning block 10 and comprises proximally extending mounting pegs 57 , to which the cutting guide block 59 can be mounted.
  • a thumb-screw 61 is provided to engage the cutting block 59 , such that it can be pulled towards the proximal face of the universal positioning block body 12 , and positioned at the exact distance required from the proximal face of the positioning block 10 abutted to the distal end of the femur, which will correspond to the amount of condyle resected by the distal cut made using the cutting block 59 as a guide.
  • the alternate universal positioning block assembly 110 can similarly be used in conjunction with the distal pin drill guide assembly 50 and the conventional femoral distal cutting guide block 59 , as respectively shown in FIGS. 5 a and 5 b . It is to be understood that the alternate universal positioning block assembly 110 can similarly be used in conjunction with the distal pin drill guide assembly 50 and the conventional femoral distal cutting guide block 59 , as respectively shown in FIGS. 5 a and 5 b . While the positioning block assembly 10 is shown without a trackable member 16 in FIG.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 10 is preferably used in conjunction with an image guided computer assisted surgical system, capable of locating the detectable elements 17 of the trackable member 16 , such as shown in FIG. 5 b , such that the position and orientation of the universal positioning block can be determined and displayed by the CAS system relative to the anatomical structures of the patient.
  • the present universal positioning block 10 , 110 can equally be used in conventional non-computer assisted surgery, wherein the five degrees of freedom adjustment of the universal positioning block can similarly permit more precise alignment of surgical tool guides engaged to the positioning block assembly 10 , 110 .
  • the drill guide holes 36 located in the guide body 12 of the positioning block assembly 10 , 110 permit the femoral implant peg holes to be drilled in the distal end of the femur.
  • the proximal face 45 of the positioning block 10 can be directly abutted against the most distal point of the condyles, the depth of the peg holes which must be drilled can be calculated, knowing the distance to be resected by the distal cut. For example, if the peg holes are to be made 5 mm deep and 10 mm of bone is to be resected by the distal cut, then 15 mm deep peg holes can be drilled using the drill guide holes 36 before the distal cut is made.
  • the implant peg holes can be accurately aligned regardless of their position relative to the bone mounting screw.
  • the posterior condyles palpator 163 of the universal positioning block assembly 110 may also aid in correctly locating the position of the femoral implant peg holes which are drilled into the distal end of the femur.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 10 , 110 has been described above with emphasis on the preparation of the femur for receiving the femoral portion of a knee replacement implant, the universal positioning block assembly 10 , 110 is also used for the preparation of the tibia for the corresponding tibial portion of a knee replacement implant.
  • the steps required to prepare the tibia include: defining the tibial mechanical axis; using the universal positioning block assembly 10 , 110 to determine a desired rotational alignment of the guide block and fastening it in place to the anterior surface of the proximal end of the tibia using the polyaxial screw 25 ; adjusting the guide block to ensure a desired posterior slop and level of tibial resection; inserting location pins using the guide block; removing the guide block and replacing it with a tibial resection cutting guide that is retained in place with the location pins; and resecting the chosen amount of tibial bone.
  • the tibial polyaxial screw drill guide 87 is preferably used to drill a pilot hole in the correct location for the polyaxial screw placement.
  • the tibial polyaxial screw drill guide 87 comprises a main body 89 and two locating pins 91 extending from an upper portion of the main body 89 .
  • a drill guide hole is disposed in the main body 89 at a specified distance away from the locating pins 91 .
  • Each locating pin 91 is adapted for resting on the proximal end of the tibia 93 , on the tibial plateaus 100 on either side of the tibial tuberosity 95 .
  • the drill guide hole 94 in the main body 89 is preferably provided at a position relative to the bottom of the locating pins 91 , and therefrom from the surface of the tibial plateau.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 comprises a pair of transversely extending alignment holes 188 that extend transversely through the guide body 112 .
  • These alignment holes 188 are used for matching the posterior slope of the tibial plateau with the orientation of the universal positioning block assembly 110 .
  • the two alignment pins 194 are inserted into the alignment holes 188 , as shown in FIG. 10 a .
  • the alignment pins 194 are used to rest on top of the sloped posterior tibial plateau 100 such that the posterior-anterior angle of the universal positioning block assembly 110 corresponds to the posterior slope of the tibia.
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 is further engageable with another adjustment simplification device for use when using the universal positioning block assembly 110 with the tibia 93 .
  • the universal positioning block assembly 110 includes a pair of threaded, longitudinally extending positioning stylus engagement holes 196 . As shown in FIG. 10 b , these engagement holes 196 are adapted for engaging a tibial positioning stylus 198 to the universal positioning block assembly 110 .
  • the tibial positioning stylus 198 comprising an adjustable support member 202 and an elongated stylus element 204 , is used to help locate the universal positioning block assembly 110 in a desired position relative to a proximal end of the tibia 93 , such as a tibial plateau 100 .
  • the conical screw 35 of the polyaxial screw 25 is tightened, fixing the universal positioning block assembly 110 in place.
  • the tibial cutting guide pins holes can then be drilled in the tibia 93 using the necessary guide holes 208 in the guide body 112 , best seen in FIG. 7, and the pins can be inserted through the guide holes 208 and into the tibia.
  • the entire universal positioning block assembly 110 can then be removed, and a tibial cutting guide block can be installed onto the pins, and the tibial cut can be made to resect the chosen amount from the proximal end of the tibia 93 .
  • the polyaxial screw 25 is inserted in the intercondylar tubercle 95 of the tibia 93 , as seen in FIG. 11 a , parallel to the mechanical axis of the tibia. This is in contrast to the above described method, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 a - 10 b , where the polyaxial screw is inserted into the tibia perpendicularly to the tibial mechanical axis, on an anterior surface thereof. Referring to FIG. 11 b , the universal positioning block assembly 110 can then be engaged to the polyaxial screw 25 such that it is oriented substantially parallel to the desired tibial cut to be made.
  • This alternate mounting arrangement permits the tibial cutting guide block 159 , fixed to the universal positioning block assembly 110 via a tibial cutting block support 185 , to be pined directly to the tibia 93 without removal of the universal positioning block assembly 110 and other CAS equipment.
  • the translating mounting member 114 of the universal positioning block assembly 110 permits the guide body 112 to be lowered relative to the fixed polyaxial screw 25 such that the tibial cutting block 159 is lowered to a desired resection level.
  • a spacer 206 is used as shown in FIG. 11 b .
  • the spacer 206 is sized such that the required distance “d”, between the deepest point of the tibial plateau 100 and the resection cut to be made, corresponds to the distance between the spacer 206 and the cutting guide slot in the tibial cutting guide block 159 .
  • This distance “d” is defined by the implant to be used. For example, when using Natural-Knee® II type implants, this distance should be approximately 7 mm (about 0.276 inches).
  • the insertion of the polyaxial screw 25 into the femur 39 or the tibia 93 can be done using a trackable screwdriver.
  • the CAS system knowing the position of the screwdriver and therefore the polyaxial screw 25 , can therefore determine the proximal-distal position that the polyaxial screw 25 must be positioned in, such that the positioning block 10 , 110 will be positioned in a chosen position relative to the femur 39 , when the positioning block 10 , 110 is engaged thereto.
  • the CAS display indicates that the screw has been inserted to the precise depth required for the proximal face of the positioning block 10 , 110 , when engaged on the polyaxial screw 25 , to abut the most distal point of the femur 39 .
  • the positioning block 10 , 110 can the be snapped onto the head 31 of the polyaxial screw 25 , and rotatably adjusted as described above. This permits the translation of the positioning block 10 , 110 relative to the femur 39 in the proximal-distal direction to be eliminated if required.

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